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-manner, naturally not always synchronically, in the strata of Europe, 
Asia and Australia. In Africa it will assuredly be yet forthcoming, 
eontrarily to America, where according to our present knowledge, the pre¬ 
vious existence of Varanidae seems somewhat problematical . 1 
CHAPTER XI SYSTEMATIC AND PHYLETIC CHARACTERIZATION. 
Ordo: Lacertilia. 
II. S.ubordo : Platynota D. & B. emend. Fürb. 
Duméril & Bibron, Erp. Gén., Tome III, Paris, 1836, p. 437: Fürbringer, Beitr. 
z. Syst.-u. Geneal. d. Rept., Jen. Zeitschr. Naturw. XXXIV. Bd., N. F. XXVII, Jena, 
1900, p. 612. 
I. Gens: Varanomorpha Fürb. 
Fürbrinqeb, op. cit. 1900. p. 613. 
Familia (unica) : Varanidae Cope . 2 
La certiens, part. Cuvier, Règne Anim., II, Paris 1817. 
Tupinambidae, part. Gray, Ann. Phil. Ser. 2, vol. V, London, 1825. 
Arn&ivoidea, part. Fitzinger, Neue Classif. d. Rept., Wien, 1826. 
Uaranidae, Gray. Phil. Mag. Ser. 2, Vol. II, London, 1827. 
Thecoçjlossae pleurodontes, part. Wagler, Syst. Amphib., München, Stuttgart 
und Tubingen. 1830. 
Monitores, Wiegmann, fRrp. Maxie., Berlin, 1834. 
Vai aniens, part. Duméril & Bibron, Erp. Gén., Vol. Ill, Paris, 1836 
Monitoridae, Gray, Ann. Nat. Hist., Vol. I, London, 1838. & Cat. Liz. Coll. Brit, 
Mus., 1845. 
Varanidae, Cope, Proc. Ac. P.hilad., 1864; Günther, Rept. Brit, Ind., London, 
1864, p. 63; Boulenger, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 5, Vol. XIV, London, 1884, 
& Cat. Liz Brit. Mus, 2 d Ed., London, 1885. p. 303; Lydekker, Catal. Foss. 
Rept. a. Amph. Brit. Mus., Part. I, London, 1888. p. 281; Zittel, Paläozool., Bd. Ill, 
München u. Leipzig, 1887 90, p. 608; Boulenger, Fauna Brit. Ind., Rept. a Batr., 
London, 1890. p. 160; Anderson, Zool. Egypt: Voi. I, Rept. a. Batr., London, 1898, 
p. 133; Gadow, Cambr. Nat. Hist., Amph. a. Rept., London, 1901. p. 542; Broili, 
K, A. y. Zittel’s Grundz. d. Paläozool., neubearb. v. Broili &c., II. Abt., 
1 A closer dealing with Saniva appears quite superfluous, the only data at our 
disposition being contained in Lbidy’s treatise already alluded to. I consider the genus 
Saniva as an Incertas sedis form, to be ranged either in the suborder of Platynota or in 
that of Lacertilia vera, for which reason it has been dealt with in the Appendix, Chapter 
on System. 
a The synonymes until 1885 are after BoulenöBR, Cat. Liz. Brit. Mus. London, 
1885, p. 303, whilst more recant references where compiled by the author. 
